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UK
/lˈɪmɪt/
]
[ US /ˈɫɪmət/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɪmət/ ]
NOUN
- as far as something can go
- final or latest limiting point
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the greatest possible degree of something
to the limit of his ability
what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior -
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
there are limits on the amount you can bet - the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
- the boundary of a specific area
VERB
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restrict or confine within limits
please confine your questions to the topic
I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born -
decide upon or fix definitely
fix the variables
specify the parameters -
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
limit the time you can spend with your friends
restrict the use of this parking lot
How To Use limit In A Sentence
- The unit can connect to any video source that has composite video and stereo audio RCA jacks, though the encoded audio is limited to mono.
- As a book about a nonoperational aircraft, Valkyrie will probably attract only a limited audience within the Air Force community.
- The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
- This can entail harming companies that would be as efficient and as effective as Google is in these areas but for their limited access to consumers, creating a clear violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, of American law on monopolization, and on European competition law. Eric K. Clemons: One Click Away? Maybe and Maybe Not
- In a field where biological material is limited, experimental cytogenetic techniques often require only a few cells.
- Otherwise you'll just have to pump as much as you can into the scheme through voluntary contributions, although scope here is limited as you are restricted to a maximum of 15% of your annual salary.
- As for the problem…one wonders if the africanized honeybee is having similar problems or if it is limited to the “domesticated” variety. Bees still alive and buzzing | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
- The use of steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped ironmakers switch over from charcoal (limited in quantity) to coke, which is made from coal, in the smelting of pig iron.
- I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. Albert Einstein
- There is a difference, too, between appeasing men of violence and seeking to limit their appeal, just as the leaders of global terror must be separated from those who could become their followers.
